The Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition opened to the public on the 27th of October 2005. The Museum of Science in Boston began planning this project in 2002 and required four years of development before opening.
George Lucas served as the guest of honor for the grand opening gala of the Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition. Anthony Daniels acted as the master of ceremonies during that event while Bose Corporation presented the exhibit nationally across its tour.
Visitors entered a reproduction of the Millennium Falcon cockpit for a four-and-a-half minute experience about space exploration. Another section called Living on Tatooine used three augmented reality kiosks developed by ARToolworks Inc. A Robot Object Theater featured mockups of specific-purpose robots like pipe inspection units alongside Star Wars droids.
The Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition left Boston on the 30th of April 2006 to begin its twenty-venue international tour. It traveled through cities across the United States before reaching Australia in December 2008 where The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney hosted the show from the 4th of December 2008 until the 26th of April 2009.
One interactive computer exhibit called Human or Machine received an honorable mention in the 2006 Media & Technology MUSE Awards. Paula Sincero developed this piece in collaboration with the Boston Museum of Science and the American Alliance of Museums presented the award in the science category.